Partner content New phishing attacks shame, scare victims into surrendering Twitter, Discord credentials 11th July 2022 A recent wave of social media phishing schemes doubles down on aggressive scare tactics with phony account-abuse accusations to coerce victims into handing over their login details. Last week alone, Malwarebytes Labs uncovered two phishing scams, targeting Twitter and Discord (a voice, video, and text chat app). The Twitter phishing scam sends users a direct message (DM) […]
Partner content Banking has woken up to the public-cloud risk. Has telecom? 11th July 2022 Last year’s sequence of Big Tech outages offered a glimpse of the Internet apocalypse – a sneak preview of a Mad Max planet where cloud-dependent economies have toppled and the cash in your pocket is only good for wiping your nose or showing children what Churchill looked like. It’s not far off this now. Visit most pubs […]
News LMR licensing sees uptick during first half of year 9th July 2022 Land-mobile-radio (LMR) licensing activity during the first half of the year is on pace to result in increases in both the public-safety and business/industrial sectors, which would mark the first time in a decade that both segments of market would see LMR licensing increases, albeit at much lower levels than in 2012. According to the […]
Partner content How to keep EVs from taking down the electrical grid 9th July 2022 Is the US electrical grid — a 70-year-old behemoth — equipped to handle the load of nearly 607,000 new electric vehicles (EVs) on the roads? As a security guy working in critical national infrastructure (CNI), I wonder. I know the threats facing the US power grid and see it struggling against an already strained capacity. So let’s “strength test” this load, see […]
Partner content Virtual crisis care: How real-time telemedicine counseling can improve outcomes and conserve resources 8th July 2022 The nation’s mental health crisis is taking a serious toll on first responders. Real-time access to a virtual behavioral health professional can aid de-escalation efforts, avoid involuntary committals and save law enforcement resources. Estimates show that up to 20 percent of police calls involve a mental health or substance use crisis, and that number appears to be […]
Partner content T-Mobile’s 2.5 GHz headache 8th July 2022 T-Mobile is in the process of snapping up the remaining 2.5GHz spectrum licenses around the country that it does not already own. That effort ought to come to a head later this month during the FCC’s planned Auction 108 of unused 2.5GHz spectrum licenses in mostly rural areas. However, an investment firm fronted by a […]
News Newscan: The results are in: U.S. moves toward paper-based elections 8th July 2022 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations The results are in: U.S. moves toward paper-based elections The spy war in your pocket FBI Director Wray, MI5 chief raise alarm over China spying China poses ‘biggest long-term threat to economic and national security,’ FBI Director Wray warns Regulatory agency issues first document addressing AI in nuclear […]
News Newscan: Japanese carrier outage lasts multiple days 6th July 2022 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations KDDI network ‘almost restored’ as Japan assesses outage’s full impact Up to 39.15 million KDDI mobile lines affected during nationwide disruption Vendor outage affects state unemployment, job-seeking sites Supreme Court deals blow to net-neutrality fans How many satellites are too many? TSA implements ‘surge team’ to allow pipeline […]
Partner content Criminals use deepfake videos to interview for remote work 6th July 2022 Security experts are on the alert for the next evolution of social engineering in business settings: deepfake employment interviews. The latest trend offers a glimpse into the future arsenal of criminals who use convincing, faked personae against business users to steal data and commit fraud. The concern comes following a new advisory this week from the […]
Partner content Tesla recalls 59,000 vehicles over emergency-call software glitch 6th July 2022 A software glitch has prompted Germany’s automotive regulator to call for the recall of more than 59,000 Teslas. The country’s Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA) agency published a notice on its website notifying Model Y and Model 3 owners of a bug with the Emergency Call (eCall) safety system on the vehicles. Tesla describes eCall as a “call system that automatically contacts […]
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